The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-24
NEGRO RIOTERS KILLED.
White Guards Fired Upon from Ambush
The Fire Returned and Six Negroes Slain.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 23-The Times Demo
Gratis Thiboceaux, La. special says: about
o'clock this morning some negroes fired from am
bush upon citizen pickets who were doing
guard duty for the protection of the town against
the idle negroes that have t1ocked here from the
plantations. John j. German was wounded
over the left eye and Henry Malason in the thigh.
The guns handled by the negroes were loaded
With eisre act bullets. This aroused tie anger
of the citixens, and they started out and killed
six and wounded five CT the ringleaders. The
town is considerably agitated and under citizen
control"
The following statement concerning the affair
explains itself
"THIBoDEAUx, La, Nov. %.
''Our labor troubles had about ceased. when.
Tuesday afternoon, the people of this town
were reliably informed that attack would be
made upon the town during the night. To pre-
vent any trouble strong guard of deputy sher-
ifs posted at all the approaches. At
o'clock in the m forming two of the guards, John
j. German and Henry Maason, two of the most
respectable and esteemed young men of our
town were shot from ambush and seriously
wounded. Two of their friends rushed to
their assistance. and when they were
they were also fred upon from ambush. Luck
lily they were not harmed. A fearful state of
excitement arose. and tho armed guard of the
town rushed to tho scene OF action. They wero
again fred upon from ambush. aud then
turned the fire by a general fuslade, which
kept up until the rioters dispersed. Six
rioters are known have been killed and
many more wounded, none Of the other guards
of the town being injured except those above
mentioned. Our people determined to pre-
serve the peace. and all good citizens are in
feet accord. The above facts are gained from
reliable source
"CLAY KNoBLAcK, Leutenant-goverro
TAYLOR BEATTIE Judge.
'sT. THIBoDEAUX. Sheriff.
as. MOORE, Mayor"
The States correspondent at Thibodeaux
says: .'The casualties far sufficiently
numerous, but there is feeling among the best
citizens that the worst is over; that the pas-
sions aroused by the utterapces of New Orleans
been stilled, and that no more blood will be
shed more lives lost The feeling against
these New Orleans Communists is very strong,
and every side their conduct is denounced In
most unmeasured terms. The facts leading to
the sacrifice of life this morning are as follows:
At 5 o'clock the colored strikers, in a body,
started towards the white pickets which had
been stationed here to protect property, and
opened fire upon them. The white men then,
to save their own lives and prevent a slaughter
of innocent people. at once fired upon the
rioters. While the New Orleans Communists,
who are m orally responsible for this sacrifice OF
life, denounced on every side, nothing but
praise is heard for the conduct of the gallant
pickets. Their prompt action saved the town
and undoubtedly also saved the lives of hundreds
of innocent women and children 1t was a mo-
meut frauRht with great danger to the citizens,
and had the pickets hesitated or failed to do
their duty it is certain that the list OF killed
would have run up into the hundreds"